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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 9, NWS Albany, NY

May 26, 2021Dutchess County, Ulster County, New York

NWS Albany, NY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 26, 2021, 5:53 PM EDT for Dutchess County, Ulster County, New York. It was in force for 67 min. 7 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued: May 26, 2021, 5:53 PM EDT (21:53 UTC)
Expired: May 26, 2021, 7:00 PM EDT
In force: 67 min
Issued by: NWS Albany, NY
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Dutchess County, NY, Ulster County, NY

The radar

The Albany radar (KENX), 86 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:56 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

What was reported inside it

Time	Report	Where	Remark
May 26, 6:00 PM EDT	HAIL 0.75	Kingston, NY
May 26, 6:05 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	Kerhonkson, NY	TREES DOWN IN KERHONKSON. TIME ESTIMATED.
May 26, 6:15 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	Hurley, NY	TREES DOWN IN HURLEY. TIME ESTIMATED.
May 26, 6:20 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	New Paltz, NY	TREES DOWN IN NEW PALTZ. TIME ESTIMATED.
May 26, 6:30 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	1 Ene Wawarsing, NY	TREE AND WIRES DOWN ON NY 209 NORTH OF US 44.
May 26, 6:35 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	1 Ene Pleasant Valley, NY	TACONICS STATE PARKWAY NORTH TO US 44 CLOSED DUE TO DOWNED TREE.
May 26, 7:00 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	2 N Dover Plains, NY	TREES DOWN ON ROUTE 343 NEAR BUTTS HOLLOW ROAD IN AMENIA

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
May 26, 12:59 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Albany, NY (KALY), launched 12:00Z, 9.9 hours before the alert went out and 102 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.

Mixed-layer CAPE: 6 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -291 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1196 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 38 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 149 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 137 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

307 
WUUS51 KALY 262153
SVRALY
NYC027-111-262300-
/O.NEW.KALY.SV.W.0009.210526T2153Z-210526T2300Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Albany NY
553 PM EDT Wed May 26 2021

The National Weather Service in Albany has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Central Ulster County in east central New York...
  Central Dutchess County in east central New York...

* Until 700 PM EDT.

* At 553 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 7 miles southwest
  of West Shokan, or 12 miles north of Ellenville, moving east at 50
  mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage 
           to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include...
  Poughkeepsie, Kingston, New Paltz, Rhinebeck, Hyde Park, Pleasant
  Valley, Hurley, Amenia, Highland, Millbrook, High Falls,
  Kerhonkson, Stanfordville, Tillson, Napanoch, Port Ewen, Fairview,
  West Shokan, Red Oaks Mill and Staatsburg.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

&&

Please report hail size...damaging winds and reports of trees down to
the National Weather Service by email at Alb.Stormreport@noaa.gov...
On Facebook at www.facebook.com/nwsalbany or twitter @nwsalbany

LAT...LON 4177 7455 4187 7445 4190 7452 4204 7446
      4185 7352 4160 7363
TIME...MOT...LOC 2153Z 282DEG 44KT 4188 7436 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

WASULA

2 follow-up statements

855 
WWUS51 KALY 262232
SVSALY

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Albany NY
632 PM EDT Wed May 26 2021

NYC027-111-262300-
/O.CON.KALY.SV.W.0009.000000T0000Z-210526T2300Z/
Ulster NY-Dutchess NY-
632 PM EDT Wed May 26 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM EDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN ULSTER AND CENTRAL DUTCHESS COUNTIES...

At 632 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Highland, or
near Poughkeepsie, moving southeast at 50 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to 
         roofs, siding, and trees.

Locations impacted include...
Poughkeepsie, Kingston, New Paltz, Rhinebeck, Hyde Park, Pleasant
Valley, Hurley, Amenia, Highland, Millbrook, High Falls,
Stanfordville, Tillson, Port Ewen, Fairview, Red Oaks Mill,
Staatsburg, Dover Plains, Lloyd and Esopus.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

&&

LAT...LON 4173 7424 4181 7419 4186 7417 4197 7411
      4185 7352 4160 7363
TIME...MOT...LOC 2232Z 294DEG 42KT 4174 7396 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

WASULA

859 
WWUS51 KALY 262255 RRA
SVSALY

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Albany NY
655 PM EDT Wed May 26 2021

NYC027-111-262305-
/O.EXP.KALY.SV.W.0009.000000T0000Z-210526T2300Z/
Ulster NY-Dutchess NY-
655 PM EDT Wed May 26 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN ULSTER AND
CENTRAL DUTCHESS COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 700 PM EDT...
        
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 800 PM EDT for
east central New York.

LAT...LON 4173 7424 4181 7419 4186 7417 4197 7411
      4185 7352 4160 7363
TIME...MOT...LOC 2255Z 282DEG 44KT 4168 7361 

$$

WASULA

The office that day

Everything else NWS Albany, NY issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 26, 1:50 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ALY	Hamilton, Herkimer, Warren	55 min
May 26, 2:19 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Warren	26 min
May 26, 2:28 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Oneida	47 min
May 26, 2:32 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ALY	Fulton, Herkimer	43 min
May 26, 2:40 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Fulton	35 min
May 26, 2:46 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Fulton	29 min
May 26, 2:53 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Warren	22 min
May 26, 3:06 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Fulton	24 min
May 26, 3:08 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Fulton	37 min
May 26, 3:21 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Warren	24 min
May 26, 3:27 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Schoharie	33 min
May 26, 3:31 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Warren	29 min
May 26, 3:36 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Saratoga, Washington	24 min
May 26, 3:48 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Schenectady	27 min
May 26, 3:55 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Washington	35 min
May 26, 4:11 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Rensselaer	34 min
May 26, 4:23 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ALY	Rensselaer, Washington	37 min
May 26, 5:49 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Columbia	26 min
May 26, 5:51 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Columbia	24 min
May 26, 5:54 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ALY	Columbia	66 min
May 26, 5:58 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ALY	Columbia, Dutchess, Ulster	62 min
May 26, 6:01 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ALY	Dutchess, Ulster	59 min
May 26, 6:07 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Orange	38 min
May 26, 6:54 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ALY	Dutchess	66 min
May 26, 7:03 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ALY	Dutchess	57 min
May 26, 7:26 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ALY	Dutchess	64 min

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.